[olyjohn]

Yes but most cigarettes are not menthols. And a good portion of the people I know who smoke hate menthols... so there's that anecdote. I only know one person who smokes menthols, and the rest just smoke regular cigarettes and did not start by smoking menthols.

[jolux]

It might not be what gets the majority of people, but clearly it gets some, and the parent said "nobody."

I will also note that my friends started when they were teens and no longer smoke menthols.